No matter how she gets there, an Omaha teen is just happy to be back in school -- as long as it means she's not in the hospital.

No matter how she gets there, an Omaha teen is just happy to be back in school -- as long as it means she's not in the hospital.

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Updated: 6:37 PM CDT Aug 18, 2016

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WEBVTT OF TEENAGERS ARE HAPPY TO BE BACK IN SCHOOL. THERE IS AN OMAHA TEEN IS JUST HAPPY TO BE BACK IN SCHOOL. AS LONG AS IT MEANS SHE'S NOT IN THE HOSPITAL. KETV NEWSWATCH 7'S CHINH DOAN . CHINH: GOING BACK TO SCHOOL IS OFTEN TIMES OVERWHELMING, FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS. FOR ONE MOTHER-DAUGHTER DUO, IT'S EXTRA-SPECIAL, SPENDING THEIR FIRST DAY TOGETHER HERE AT MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL. TEACHER: ARE YOU GUYS COMING TO MY CLASS? CHINH: A NEW SCHOOL YEAR MEANS A FRESH START. MOVING FORWARD WITH NEW FRIENDS. >> WHAT FLOOR ARE WE ON? CHINH: AND NEW CLASSES. BUT FOR THIS MARIAN FRESHMAN, SHE'S MOST EXCITED ABOUT A NORMAL ROUTINE. LOLO: I DIDN'T THINK I'D BE ABLE TO COME BACK SO EASILY. BUT DOCTORS SAID, YEAH, GO AHEAD. CHINH: AT 14 YEARS OLD, LAUREN "LOLO" HACKER IS FIGHTING CANCER, FOR THE SECOND TIME. LOLO: GOING BACK TO MY LIFE, AND HAVING THAT HAPPEN AGAIN, IT WAS HARD TO TRANSITION MY LIFE. CHINH: SHE JUST GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. STILL GOING THROUGH RADIATION THERAPY, FOR A RARE FORM OF LEUKEMIA. LOLO: CHINH: BUT SHE STAYS POSITIVE. FOCUSING ON THE PRESENT. LOLO: IT SAYS, I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOUR START TO YOUR NEW MARIAN JOURNEY. CHINH: IT'S A NEW JOURNEY FOR LOLO'S MOM, TOO. LESLEE: I WAS A MILITARY KID, AND I MOVED EVERY YEAR OF GRADE SCHOOL. I WAS UP REALLY EARLY, AND NERVOUS. I FELT LIKE I WAS ONE OF THE KIDS. CHINH: AFTER TAKING A THREE-YEAR BREAK, TO TAKE CARE OF LOLO, NOW, MOTHER AND DAUGHTER -- >> I LOVE YOU. CHINH: ROAMING THE SAME HALLWAYS. LESLEE: SO, WHAT'D YOU THINK? LOLO: IT WAS GOOD. LESLEE: YOU LIKE IT? LOLO: I WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU DID. LESLEE: OH, MY GOODNESS. I WAS -- I DID OK. CHINH: BEING THERE FOR EACH OTHER. LESLEE: I CAN'T BELIEVE, WHEN I WATCH HER, HOW BRAVE SHE IS, FROM THE MINUTE SHE WALKED IN THE DOORS THIS MORNING. CHINH: BRAVERY MADE STRONGER BY THEIR BOND.

Lolo's first day of high school after her long fight with leukemia

No matter how she gets there, an Omaha teen is just happy to be back in school -- as long as it means she's not in the hospital.